<B>Q. I have an application from a prospective tenant for a home I rent out. He supplied a credit report that shows his credit is not very good. He is self employed and said he had some problems last year because clients didn’t pay him. He says his income is stable now and that he […]

<B>Dennis Oshiro</B> <I>Executive Director HHOC Mortgage NMLS MLO# 275759 Company# 276143</I> For first-time home buyers with low to moderate income the biggest obstacle to achieving home ownership is typically the down payment. Now a new non-profit lender, HHOC Mortgage, is offering a program that eases this up-front financial requirement for the borrower. An affiliate of […]

With the real estate market turning around, pricing a home today is as much an art as a science. As inventory gets tighter and overall prices climb higher, many sellers have the opportunity to set higher asking prices. The challenge lies in finding the right price – one that will entice the largest number of […]

Launani Valley is a unique residential community developed in a forested area north of Mililani Mauka in the late 1990s. Although it includes over 900 units, the project has maintained a comparatively low profile over the years. It has also retained the ambiance of a new development – homes, that still appear to be freshly […]

By Lisa Lee Those who follow the Hawaii real estate market have been trumpeting a turnaround: Indicators such as low inventory, number of sales, and sales-over-asking-price are signaling the return of a competitive market. The luxury market appears to be following suit. “The numbers are encouraging and our agents are seeing renewed activity in the […]